Doctor explains Raynaud's disease and syndrome | Causes, prevention and treatment
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- In this video Doctor O'Donovan explains key things you need to know about Raynaud's including what it is, causes, prevention and treatment.
Do your fingers ever turn white or blue in the cold?
Doctor O'Donovan also explains the difference between Raynaud's disease and syndrome. Primary Raynaud's (or Raynaud's disease) happens without any other illness behind it. The symptoms are often mild. Secondary Raynaud's (Raynaud's syndrome, Raynaud's phenomenon) results from another illness. It's often a condition that attacks your body's connective tissues, like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis.
Symptoms:
Symptoms can include issues with your hands, toes, or other parts of your body, including:
A. Color changes. As blood flow stops and then returns, your skin color may change from white to blue to red. Some people don't experience all three changes in skin color.
B. Feeling cold or numb. This happens when your finger or other affected body part isn't receiving oxygen-rich blood. It feels like that part of your body has "fallen asleep."
C. Feeling warmth, tingling or throbbing: This happens as blood flow returns to your affected body part.
Some treatment tips:
- Avoid cold spaces (like the frozen food aisle or extreme air conditioning).
- Avoid touching cold objects (like glasses of ice water or cold metal surfaces).
- Manage stress and strong emotions that could trigger an attack.
- Wear warm clothes during cold weather.
Sometimes your doctor might prescribe you a medication called Nifedipine.
Content and TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction
00:23 - What is Raynaud's?
00:43 - Symptoms of Raynaud's
01:28 - Causes of Raynaud's
03:52 - Risk factors for Raynaud's
04:45 - Prevention of Raynaud's
05:39 - Treatment of Raynaud's
06:15 - When to go see your doctor
Key things to get the most out of your doctors appointment:
- Write down your symptoms including when they started, when they happen and how often you have them.
- Write down anything that makes them worse or better.
- Take a friend or relative along for support - they could also ask questions and take notes to help you remember what the doctor says.
- Ask the doctor to explain anything you don't understand.
- Ask the doctor to write things down for you if you think it might help.
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Further information from trusted sources:
Information from NHS UK: www.nhs.uk/conditions/raynauds/
Mayo Clinic information: www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...
Cleveland Clinic information: my.clevelandclinic.org/health...
Scleroderma and Raynaud's UK Charity: www.sruk.co.uk
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Date published: 28/01/2024. Next review date: 22/01/2027
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Thanks Dr O'Donovan for this very educational video. I have Raynaud's and I appreciate you sharing your knowledge on this condition. 🙏☘️💚
It’s a pleasure. Thanks a lot for your message Teresa
Thank you, Doctor O' Donovan for doing the video on Raynaud as it is useful to know more about it. I have it and didnt used too have it.
It's a pleasure
I usted to have those symptoms that stopped after I began taking NAC Nacety systine. No more Cold finges at 79.
I’ve definitely had this-comes every winter.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge
My pleasure
Much appreciation for sharing your expertise. With your Medical information, I can take this to my new medical provider, letting her know in advance so she can brush up on her studies regarding Raynaud's.
We are fortunate to have an Acupuncturist at our local clinic, and I am going to ask my medical provider if Acupuncture can help with Raynaud's that showed up in the freezing winter of 2022.
Interestingly enough I just noticed that my Thermography lab from 2021 shows Raynaud's too. This is way before any symptoms showed up. Except I have always had cold hands.
I degloved myself 3 years ago with fire. 3rd degree burns and skin grafts. And as of a couple of months ago my fingers are numb and swollen. I think its getting worse. I started wearing comoression gloves and that seems to help.
Thank you ! I believe I first noticed Raynaud’s phenomenon at the age of 12? Or a little younger.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks doctor O' Donovan can I asked doc I am coming 30 sometimes my heart getting hurt too much just like freezing out hope you can answer doctor O' Donovan thank you ❤❤❤
Excellent
Thanks
I would like some advice about cutting my toenails etc. I use professional nail nippers as I hate anyone touching my feet. I used to have a GP who told me to treat my feet like a diabetic. Is this right as I can’t always feel my toes and I live alone so don’t have anyone else to help
Very interesting and informative, I did find the swoop noise when those illustration came in and out very annoying and distracting.
Thanks for the feedback. I’ll pass this on to my editor
I suffer really bad with this all year round and it’s very painful. Sometimes I have even stopped in the street and taken my shoes and socks off as I think my toes have fallen off!
For me it’s quite debilitating because my hands “don’t work properly” as I say. I even wear gloves in summer.
The most painful part for me is when they warm up slightly (I say warm others says freezing) the tingling is awful. Warm/hot water on my hands and feet is painful as well.
Sorry to hear this. I also have it and yes it is painful
I would suggest asking if you have nerve damage, as that ontop can make you loose feeling more, like yourself I always need feet & hands covered with mine & also have PN damage.
@@peridot-20 indeed that could be happening. I do have nerve damage to the nerve that goes to the heart due to multiple chest wall operations. I’m sorry to hear of your troubles 🙁
@@Felicity2121 If you've got that damage, it could have spread, you need another nerve test to finger's & toes etc, sorry your going through this 🤗
My foots getting me down but I'm now lucky to be under a good rheumo who's tested me for lumar stenosis but life goes on, has symptoms since a child but the older you get the symptoms I find get harder to cope with.
Thank you Doctor, I have strong genetic symptoms of over 10 autoimmune diseases & labelled with MCTD, some of them are what you mentioned & also Raynaud's phenomen & even now in April my body can't seem to adjust & still having the radiators on at night.
I'm in a bad flare with SCLE & suffered a crack across the arch of my foot leading to swelling & I could scream my toes can't stand being closed in, as they swell each day. Each day feels like a loosing battle 🙄
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I’ve had mild raynauds for many years now and as a result, have drawn a couple of personal observations which never seem to be mentioned. Firstly, my raynauds is not triggered by cold weather per se. It can be very cold , less than 5 degrees but I don’t seem to be affected if it is a blue sky day ie. High pressure. However I can get it when the temperature is as high as 10 or 11 degrees if it’s raining. In my mind, there seems to be a connection between barometric pressure. My blood pressure has always been on the lower side and I wonder if this is a factor.
I have also noted, it can come on if I haven’t been very active whilst indoors and that walking in the region of 2 to 3 miles will get rid of it whatever the weather.
Thank you Dr O Donovan for this information on Raynard’s , l am 61 years old young and I notice that I have a rash on my upper arm in 2020, and the rash came out on the other arm in 2023 . l just noticed that my fingers and toes changed cold this year 2024 . It probably was with me for a long time but I was not having any symptoms until now . I’m seeing the Dermatologist and Rheumatologist as of now . Thank you this information . mine is the secondary Reynard’s
Thanks for watching. I hope that you get things sorted
I put candidox cream on my face's abscess by mistake for 3 days.Now those skin parts are burning lightly . Please discuss home remedies!Is it okay to give Boroline here for cure?
When I said I had issues with my hands when they got cold during a physical the Dr just said I was "allergic" to cold surfaces and to just avoid them- wear gloves, etc. That was before I was 20 and in college- so mid 1980's. In 2005 I was Dx with MS. Many in this group say they have Raynauds. I suspect there is a connection although it isn't one of the conditions you mentioned. If there is a connection it would be best for people with Raynauds to be checked for MS (MRIs with specific protocols) as the sooner you are on an effective DMT the much better your long term prognosis is now with the available treatments. Wouldn't have made a difference for me back in the 80's but would now!
Thanks for sharing your experience here Laura
I’ve had raynauds for over 40 years can you please give me some advice on foot care with raynauds
I suffer all year round and even wear gloves in summer. What I do is I soak my feet in warm water, not hot, more or less tepid. Then my husband checks my feet for any blisters ect because I can’t feel mine. I warm some foot lotion up (hubby holds it in his hands) apply that. Sheepskin socks for around the house or in bed and sheepskin shoe/boot liners in footwear help but I find they work better without socks on. I wear Ugg and Emu boots without socks. I know they are expensive but really worth it.
Electric blankets and throws work sometimes they are hit and miss.
Foot warmers, start on a low temperature setting.
Hope this helps you 🤍
Can nf1 be related I thought the pain was due to my NF but this describes my pain very well.
I'm no doctor but gone through enough to know there's many autoimmune diseases you can get with your NF & that includes Raynaud's which ever degree you have it, it's worth asking you specialist about, good luck 😊
Why do I have all of the symptoms OTHER than the coloration?
My hands will swell in size and turn more red in response to the cold or from working with my hands.
La verdad no sé cómo es que llegue a este video...pero solo paso a decir que yo cuando tenía 21 años (ahora tengo 23) tenía este síndrome y los dedos se me ponían todos hinchados y morados hasta que un día fui a lo de un curandero que vive cerca de la casa de mi tia y le mostré mis manos y pies como los tenía y me curo y ya no tengo más esa enfermedad..
Walking on a cold tile floor will start it off in my feet.
Hi doctor I am from India and my younger brother is facing this issue and due to which his fingers are getting operated and one of the first bone of the index finger is removed what to do doctor please help my brother is 21 years old
It started with me at age 57 my doctor told me just wear gloves😮
Hope this video was helpful
o think I have this disease
Hope this video helped
Not a word about modern diets. Go strict keto or carnivore.
Utter crap
Thanks for your kind comment
thanks, doctor never told me anything about this, only gave me cream